Genre Police: All Adventurers Welcome
Geek NativeIn fantasy worlds, there’s no need to assume that people of any stripe have been held back by the oppression of the more powerful or that their culture mirrors Earth.
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Styles of Game Mastering, this is mine.
Sea of Stars RPGThoughts on my style of Games Mastering. What is your’s like?
Genre Police: Strange Brew
“We need to talk about the term ‘homebrew’,” argues professional DM Ben Jackson-Ellery in the Genre Police’s search for a common gaming language. Why has the meaning changed?
Canon, Your Homegrown Setting, and You
RJD20Our lives change constantly, as do our views and levels of creativity. For those of us who construct vast Dungeons & Dragons settings and worlds for our players to place their characters in and explore, this brings a dilemma. How do we stay true to all the wild escapades, heart-racing adventures, and ground-breaking campaigns that occur in our world? We all have an opinion on the role of canon in works of fiction—and we should carve one out for our own worlds as well.
Felis Felinae
Gonzalo CampoverdeWhat is your favorite familiar, and why is it a cat? 🙂
Dueling Desires: Creating Interesting RPG Characters
aravar27Working on fleshing out an RPG/D&D character? Use conflicting motivations and goals to force difficult decisions and help flesh out who you want to be!
The Legend of Kevin
Steve RechnerEveryone has a character that starts out ridiculous and somehow becomes a cornerstone.
Game Theory – Charming Morals (or the Morality of the Charm)
When, and how, should the GM use charm effects?
GM, what’s on the menu tonight?
ArikanthusLooking at the situation at my table, where we entered a system lull, and what I could have done differently, as the GM, to shake things up. This is not a post about food!
Discussing Player Attitudes
This is a topic we’ve had on our minds for a while!
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